Senior Platform Engineers

Client of Next Ventures Limited

Start Date: ASAP Location: Riyadh Duration: 10 months

A senior level technical position responsible for architecting, automating, securing, and operating a multi cloud platform spanning Oracle Cloud (OCI) and Google Cloud (GCP). The role ensures high availability, resilience, security, and regulatory compliance for banking workloads, while championing automation, GitOps practices, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform across GCP and OCI.
• Operate, maintain, and optimise managed Kubernetes environments (OKE & GKE).
• Manage core platform components including Kong API Gateway, Istio/Service Mesh, Vault, and ExternalDNS.
• Implement GitOps workflows using ArgoCD and integrate CI/CD pipelines for seamless delivery.
• Deploy, configure, and support observability tooling: Dynatrace, Prometheus, Alertmanager, and Grafana.
• Strengthen platform security through SAST, DAST, RBAC, mTLS, image scanning, and broader DevSecOps controls.
• Lead disaster recovery planning and execution, ensuring alignment with RTO/RPO targets and SAMA IT Governance.
• Troubleshoot complex distributed systems and provide technical guidance to engineering teams.
• Drive platform scalability, performance improvements, and cost optimisation initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced expertise in Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Terraform.
• Strong hands on experience with managed Kubernetes (HA, upgrades, scaling, service mesh, gateways).
• Deep knowledge of Istio, API Gateways, Service Mesh architectures, and traffic management.
• Proficiency with Vault for secrets management and PKI.
• Solid experience with GitOps (ArgoCD), CI/CD automation, Helm, and Kustomize.
• Strong troubleshooting capabilities across microservices and distributed systems.